The Tech

The Tech

A product directory of thousands of civic tech products and services, organized by their functions in democracies.

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DemocraciaOS
democraciaos.org

DemocraciaOS

DemocracyOS is an online space for deliberation and voting on political proposals. The software aims to stimulate better arguments and come to better rulings.

Buenos Aires
since 2012
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Group decision making
Skills Lab
skilllab.io

Skills Lab

Skilllab is a social business developing technology-based solutions to empower employment services to better integrate job seekers into local labour markets.

Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech, The Tech
Decent work and economic growth
Networked European Democracy
demsoc.org/projects/networked-european-democracy

Networked European Democracy

To explore the different ways that people at the local level can influence conversations and policy making at the European level.

Europe
since 2017
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
Voxe
voxe.org

Voxe

Chatbot to understand public debate

Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Parlamento2030
parlamento2030.es

Parlamento2030

Parlamento 2030 es una innovadora herramienta que rastrea, reúne y ofrece la información sobre la actividad del Congreso de los Diputados español relacionada con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible...

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
since 2015
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Tender Monitor Georgia
tendermonitor.ge

Tender Monitor Georgia

Tender Monitor provides the public with an in-depth look at government spending in Georgia by making detailed information about state procurement available.

Tbilisi
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
United Kingdom Digital Service Standard
gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard

United Kingdom Digital Service Standard

The Service Standard helps teams to create and run great public services.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2012
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
United Kingdom (government)
Perspective
perspectiveapi.com

Perspective

Perspective is an API that uses machine learning to spot abuse and harassment online.

Google, 8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging tech, Machine learning
APIs, harassment
New York City Volunteer Language Bank
thegovlab.org/static/files/smarterstate/NYC-volunteer-bank.pdf

New York City Volunteer Language Bank

a case study by GovLab

since 1989
Engagement tech, Expert networks, Participatory democracy
Govtech Summit
govtechsummit.eu

Govtech Summit

Organised by PUBLIC and supported by French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the European Commission, the GovTech Summit gathers European leaders and innovators to explore how n...

Paris
Conferences, Govtech, In-person meetings
Games for Cities City-Game Database
gamesforcities.com/database

Games for Cities City-Game Database

This is a growing collection of games that improve city making

Amsterdam
since 2016
Civic tech catalogs, Games and gamification, Learn about civic tech
city
Run Women Run
runwomenrun.org

Run Women Run

Run Women Run inspires, recruits, trains, mentors and supports pro-choice women for elected and appointed office.

since 2008
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
women
Dataverse
dataverse.org

Dataverse

Open source research data repository software

since 2006
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
Onodo
onodo.org

Onodo

Every network tells a story

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Advocacy tech, Civic data, Data visualization
Databasic
databasic.io

Databasic

DataBasic is a suite of easy-to-use web tools for beginners that introduce concepts of working with data. These simple tools make it easy to work with data in fun ways, so you can learn how to find gr...

MIT Media Lab
since 2016
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Housing Data Coalition
housingdatanyc.org

Housing Data Coalition

The Housing Data Coalition (HDC) is a group of individuals and organizations who collaborate on their use of public data to further housing justice in New York City.

50 Broad St, New York, NY 10004
Civic data, Data science for social good, Meet the others
housing
Vooter
vooter.co

Vooter

Consultez différemment.

France 🇫🇷
since 2015
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Ideation
Civil Kapocs
civilkapocs.hu/www

Civil Kapocs

segítünk tisztán látni - tracks public meetings

Hungary (Magyarország) 🇭🇺
since 2011
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Skycatch
skycatch.com

Skycatch

Drone maps and 3D models processed in the cloud for construction, mining, energy, & more.

since 2013
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
Digital Asia Hub
digitalasiahub.org

Digital Asia Hub

AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT INTERNET AND SOCIETY RESEARCH THINK TANK BASED IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging tech, The Tech
Janaagraha Center for Citizenship & Democracy
janaagraha.org

Janaagraha Center for Citizenship & Democracy

Janaagraha’s mission is to transform quality of life in India’s cities and towns.

Thimmaiah Road, Govinda Chetty Colony, Rajiv Gandhi Colony, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Faktograf
faktograf.hr

Faktograf

Croatian media specializing in fact checking, that is, verifying the factual accuracy of claims in public space.

Croatia (Hrvatska) 🇭🇷
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
ArchiveSocial
archivesocial.com

ArchiveSocial

Social Media Archiving Built for Government Transparency

212 W Main Street Durham, NC 27701
since 2020
Archives, Bureaucracy tech, Civic data
Ride Report
ride.report

Ride Report

From bikes to scooters and everything in between, dockless mobility offers cities a range of new options and challenges. Ride Report is your comprehensive toolset to manage emerging mobility services.

Portland, OR
since 2019
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Dashboards
apps, cycling
Project Callisto
projectcallisto.org

Project Callisto

Project Callisto helps survivors of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses document sexual assault, seek counseling, and start an investigation.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
harassment
Association for Computational Linguistics
aclweb.org/portal

Association for Computational Linguistics

Computational linguistics is the scientific study of language from a computational perspective. Computational linguists are interested in providing computational models of various kinds of linguistic...

Emerging Tech Report Conferences, Emerging tech, The Tech
Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity
medium.com/uport/zug-id-exploring-the-first-publicly-verified-blockchain-identity-38bd0ee3702

Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity

We recently announced our cooperation with the Swiss City of Zug and local development partner ti&m to introduce the world’s first live…

Zug, Switzerland
since 2017
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
Populus
populus.ai

Populus

A PLATFORM FOR CITIES TO MANAGE THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

San Francisco
since 2019
Civic data, Dashboards, Data visualization
mobility
WeLobby
welobby.co

WeLobby

Die Lobby für alle ohne Lobby. Wir setzen uns für die politischen Interessen von Bürgern & kleinen Organisationen ein. #lobbyfüralle

Berlin
since 2018
Communicating with the government, Govtech, Lobbying
News Nerdery
newsnerdery.org

News Nerdery

This Slack has over 1,300 members of the journalism-tech community from around the world, who chat in over 40 topical and geographic channels.

Engagement tech, Media, Online forums
Cofacts
cofacts.g0v.tw

Cofacts

Cofacts is a collaborative system connecting instant messages and fact-check reports or different opinions together.

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Fight disinformation
LINE
Open Access UK
openaccess.transparency.org.uk

Open Access UK

Open Access UK: monitor lobbying meetings with Government

London
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
TICTeC 25
Ford Foundation Tech Fellow
fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/why-the-ford-foundation-wants-technologists-to-join-the-fight-for-social-justice

Ford Foundation Tech Fellow

The Ford Foundation did something unique—it hired technologists and embedded them in its grant-making teams. It was part of a foundation-wide effort to better understand the growing influence of data...

Ford Foundation Building, East 43rd Street, New York, NY
Emerging Tech Report Fellowships, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
Participacio Ciutadana
ajuntament.barcelona.cat/participaciociutadana

Participacio Ciutadana

Perquè la democràcia es fa entre tots i totes.

Barcelona
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
Decidim
Instituto Update
institutoupdate.org.br

Instituto Update

Instituto Update is an institute of intelligence and technology that works to strengthen the ecosystem of political innovation in Latin America.

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Advocacy tech, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research
I am in the city / 我地.市正
web.archive.org/web/20211107201833/https://ourland.hk

I am in the city / 我地.市正

Hong Kong's Neighborhood forum //「我地.市正」(Ourland Searching) 係一個街坊媒體。 用家可以查詢即時位置或選擇位置附近 1 公里內發生的社區事件: 公共設施 社區活動 社區議題 街坊可以隨時隨地「報料」: 匯報...

Hong Kong
Engagement tech, Neighborhood forums, Online forums
BuzzFeed Outside your bubble feature
buzzfeed.com/bensmith/helping-you-see-outside-your-bubble

BuzzFeed Outside your bubble feature

A new feature on some of our most widely shared articles.

since 2017
Filter bubble poppers, Media, The Tech
Plural (previously OpenStates.org)
pluralpolicy.com/open

Plural (previously OpenStates.org)

Track bills, review legislation, research data & see how your representatives are voting.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2009
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
state
Right Richter
thedailybeast.com/get-the-craziness-of-the-pro-trump-media-right-in-your-inbox

Right Richter

See what's happening in Right Wing media from the safety of your inbox.

Washington, DC
since 2016
Fight disinformation, Filter bubble poppers, Media
newsletters
GovTrack.us
govtrack.us

GovTrack.us

Tracking legislation and votes in the United States Congress.

United States Capitol
since 2004
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Centre for Collective Intelligence Design
nesta.org.uk/project/centre-collective-intelligence-design

Centre for Collective Intelligence Design

The Centre for Collective Intelligence Design will explore how human and machine intelligence can be combined to make the most of our collective knowledge and develop innovative and effective solution...

58 Victoria Embankment
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging tech, The Tech
ShotSpotter
shotspotter.com

ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence

Newark, CA
since 1996
Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors, The Tech
Innovations in American Government Award
ash.harvard.edu/innovations-american-government-awards

Innovations in American Government Award

The Innovations in American Government Awards is the nation's preeminent program devoted to recognizing and promoting excellence and creativity in the public sector.

Cambridge, MA
Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources, Govtech
Paint the Town
web.archive.org/web/20201207142113/https://paintthetown.chriswhong.com/nyc

Paint the Town

Paint the Town is a collaborative data art project. It allows anyone to paint a New York City tax lot to any color they choose.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2019
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
city, Sustainable cities and communities
BillCam
billcam.dailyclout.io

BillCam

Find any State or Federal bill and, if you like, share it live through social media

Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY
since 2016
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Plural Policy
pluralpolicy.com/?nab=1

Plural Policy

Shape the future of public policy with Plural’s intuitive, AI-powered legislative tracking and stakeholder collaboration tools. Effectively influence US federal and state legislation and say goodbye t...

Minnesota
since 2014
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Google Colab
colab.research.google.com

Google Colab

Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable code and rich text in a single document, along with images, HTML, LaTeX and more.

Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
Google
Transit.land
transit.land

Transit.land

Our goal at Transitland is to make sense of the jumble here in the SF Bay Area. We're mapping those buses, trains, streetcars, ferries, and even cable cars.

Bay Area, California
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
mass transit, mobility
How small firms can deal with government procurement processes
web.archive.org/web/20210506195648/https://wearecommons.us/2018/07/09/if-you-try-to-procure-without-risk-in-the-end-youre-more-likely-to-fail

How small firms can deal with government procurement processes

Michael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments

United States of America 🇺🇸
Engagement tech, Govtech, Procurement
InVID Verification Plugin
invid-project.eu/tools-and-services/invid-verification-plugin

InVID Verification Plugin

"Verification Swiss Army knife", including lookups of video clips to find them in context elsewhere

Europe
Fight disinformation, Machine vision, Media
extensions
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